Caught on Camera: Techie run over by train at Dadar station in Mumbai

A 30-year old software engineering was crushed under the wheels of a local train after he tried to board a moving train and slipped after losing his balance. The incident occurred at around 5:28 am on Sunday, when Sudharshan Choudhary tried to get into the train while it had already started pulling out of the platform 1 of Dadar station.

Sudharshan,who had moved to Goregaon only in March this year after getting a job with IBM, was in a hurry to join a trekking group that was travelling in the train under which he was crushed.

​​​A 30-year old software engineering was crushed under the wheels of a local train after he tried to board a moving train and slipped after losing his balance. The incident occurred at around 5:28 am on Sunday morning, when Sudharshan Choudhary tried to get into the train while it had already started pulling out of the platform 1 of Dadar station.

According to Sudharshan’s friend, Chandrashekar Chindolkar, he would go for trekking every month. On Sunday, he was on his way to the trek and was in a hurry to board the train in which other members were travelling.

Sudharshan reached the western side of Dadar station and got on the FOB to reach the Central Railway platform. While he had reached the FOB which connects to platform no. 1, the train had already begun leading the platform. Sudharshan rushed down on to the platform and tried to getting in the moving train and slipped.

Report says ‘unfortunate sequence of events’ responsible for the accident and the casualties.

Senior Police Inspector of GRP Dadar, Prasad Pandre said, “He had clung onto the grab pole but was dragged along with the train and ultimately came under the wheels of the train.”

He was rushed to Sion Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. The cause of death was ascertained as shock due to polytrauma.

A few passengers on platform found a cellphone on the platform, which they deposited with the Railway Protection Force. After Sudharshan's friends contacted him on his cellphone a few minutes later, they were asked by the cops to come over and identify his body. Subsequently his family was informed. According to Sudharshan's friends, he was engaged and his wedding was to take place two months later.